2023年中考冲刺 写作话题过关之日常活动与居住环境

一、课前语法专练 The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago. There are some traditions___1___ you can find almost anywhere, anytime, such ___2___ sending birthday cards, __3__out the candles on a birthday cake and singing the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Others are only ___4___ for certain ages and in certain countries. In China, ___5___ a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. According to Chinese tradition, the first thing that the child picks up ___6___ you what profession the child will choose later in ___7___ . For Japanese children, ___8___third, fifth and seventh birthdays are ___9___important. At this age, there is a special celebration Shichi-Go-San (seven, five, three in Japanese) when children go to the temple wearing a new kimono (和服). The priest (僧侣) gives them special sweets, and the parents usually organize a party for their friends in their home. In Argentina, Mexico and several ___10___ Latin American countries, girls have a special birthday celebration ___11___ they reach the age of fifteen. After a special ceremony, the girls dance a waltz with their father and other boys. Eighteen is the traditional ‘coming of age’— the age when (in many countries) you have the right to vote, join the army and (in Britain) drink alcohol ___12___ buy a house. In many English-speaking countries, a ___13___ birthday cake often has a key on top, or the cake itself is sometimes in the shape of a key. The key means that the young person ___14___ now ___15___to leave and enter the family home at any time they want to! A. where B. what C. that D. when A. for B. like C.so D. as A. blow B. blowing C. to blow D. blown A. find B. finds C. found D. finding A. on B. in C. at D. to A. telling B. told C. will tell D. tells A. life B. lives C. living D. live 8. A. a B. an C. the D. / 9. A. especial B. especially C. more especial D. most especial 10. A. the other B. another C. others D. other 11. A. when B. before C